The marginal groups in the late feudal society of the Kingdom of Croatia

Abstract

The central topic of the paper is marginalized groups in the late feudal society that is the Kingdom of Croatia. The paper is based on relevant bibliography and gives an overview of the groups of marginalized people and/or nationalities in the Kingdom of Croatia in the first half of the 19th century. After the analysis of the social structures of the Kingdom, the paper gives an overview of the ways of life of Jews, Roma people, vagabonds, beggars, travelling showmen,prisoners, single mothers, pregnant women, illegitimate  children, orphans, sick people, and disabled people. The paper also shows how the aforementioned groups were treated by the society. The last chapter deals with the analysis of the representation of marginalized groups in several works of Croatian 19th century literature.